Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert

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Date: Jun 28, 2017 6:54 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
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*** Species Summary:

- Ring-necked Duck (1 report)
- Least Bittern (3 reports)
- Acadian Flycatcher (2 reports)

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Thank you for subscribing to the <hourly> Kings County Rare Bird Alert.The report below shows observations of rare birds in Kings County.  View or unsubscribe to this alert at http://ebird.org/ebird/alert/summary?sid=SN35645
NOTE: all sightings are UNCONFIRMED unless indicated

Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) (1)
- Reported Jun 28, 2017 15:05 by Doug Gochfeld
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37855263
- Comments: "*Very rare summering bird! Continuing male at SW corner of lake."

Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) (1)
- Reported Jun 28, 2017 15:05 by Doug Gochfeld
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37855263
- Comments: "*Very rare but continuing. Female flushed from the phragmites to the west of the Peninsula wood chip Beach at and flew fast, straight, and low to the west  along the lakeside reed edge and disappeared. No other sightings during our vigil which lasted until around 5:30 PM, though a Green Heron did make a couple of loping slower passes back and forth over the lake in front of that spot."

Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) (1)
- Reported Jun 28, 2017 11:00 by Isabel Conte
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37855629
- Comments: "One continuing bird flying from peninsula thumb to phrags at chipped beach. "

Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) (1)
- Reported Jun 28, 2017 17:00 by Peter Dorosh
- Prospect Park--Prospect Lake, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6553787,-73.9686421&ll=40.6553787,-73.9686421
- Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37855576
- Comments: "Continuing bird seen flying west along south shore Peninsula; dark above with Buffy orange light patches,orange buffy white below breast"

Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) (1)
- Reported Jun 28, 2017 15:05 by Doug Gochfeld
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37855263
- Comments: "*Very rare breeder in Brooklyn. On nest in Ravine."

Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) (1)
- Reported Jun 28, 2017 11:00 by Isabel Conte
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37855629
- Comments: "Continuing bird on nest at rock bridge."

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